Screen for pivoted windows, particularly for metal window-frames.



H. HIGGIN.

SCREEN FOR PIVOTED WINDOWS, PARTICULARLY FOR HIM WINDOW FRAMES. APPLICATION I'ILED FEB. 4. 19. 1,182,371. Patented May 9,1916.

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SCREEN FOR PIVOTED WINDOWS, PARTICULARLY FOR METAL WINDOW FRAMES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4,1914.

Patented May 9, 1916.

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HENRY HIGGIN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF N'EWTPORT, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR TO THE HIGGIN MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF NEWPORT, KENTUCKY, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Application filed February 4, 1914. Serial No. 816,415.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, I'IENRY HIGGIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Newport. in the county of Campbell and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Screens for Pivoted lVindows, Particularly for Metal \Vindow-Frames, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the :urcompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to screens for pivotal sash which are usually pivoted slightly above the center and arranged to swing in and out for opening the sash. Inasmuch as the pivoted windows of-this kind are pivoted to turn on horizontal pivots, it has been customary to divide the screen for the upper and lower openings into two sections, and the problem presented is to provide a screen which shall be arranged to maintain close contact with the frame and sash for all positions of the window. \Vhen the pivoted sash is closed, the opening between the two sections of the screen must only be sullicientto allow for the glass and frame to extend vertically between the two sections, while, when the window is open, the sash and lights of glass will take an angular position. and arrangement must be made to allow the contacting portions of the screen to shift their positions to conform to the enlarged opening.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a screening for such windows in which the desired object, as above set forth, is attained, and the invention consists of that certain novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter particularly pointed out and claimed whereby I am able to maintain at all times a proper closure for the varying positions of the pivoted sash.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation taken from inside, illustrating my window screen applied to a metal window casing. Fig. 2 is a cross section, taken on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical central section of the middle portion of the screen construction, somewhat enlarged, with the pivoted window open. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the constructioin shown in Fig. 3, taken from the outside. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the closing plate for the lower screen section. Fig. (3 is a perspective view of the closing plate for the uppenscreen section. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a vertical section of the upper portion of the window showing the screen holding means. Fig. 8 is'a detail showing one of the clips employed in the holding means shown in Fig. 7.

The invention is intended to be applied to metal window frames, in which 1, 1 represent the vertical portions of the metal frame, and 2 the top piece. In this metal frame on bolt 3, is pivoted horizontally a window made up of vertical bars r. i, and horizontal bars 5, 5, with lights of glass 6, mounted in the usual way in the sash. The window screens for this pivoted window are formed in two sections, the upper section 7 which is preferably placed outside the sash, and the lower section 8 which is located on the inside of the sash. The bodv of the window screen of both sections comprises the ordinary metallic frame 9, with the screen wire 10 held in the usual way in 'this framework. The screen frame is formed of the usual screen molding 11, strengthened and reinforced by a metal rod running entirely around the frame.

The two sections of the screen are respectively supported in metal guide plates 12, formed to receive and hold the window screen in position. These guide plates are secured by flanges 13 to the outside frame 1, and the guide plates for the lower screen section are open at the top. and the guide plates for the upper section are open at the bottom, so as to allow the window screens to he slid into place and held in the window frame in fixed position, one above and the other below the horizontal axis of the pivoted window.

The means for holding the top molding of the top screen comprises in connection with the guide plate 12, a plurality of clips 50 riveted to the top of the guide plate and depending therefrom, to snap over the head 51 formed in the molding. This securely holds the molding when it is slid up into place and prevents the screen from dropping out of position.

\Vith this construction so far described, while the major portion of the space would be screened when the. pivoted window was open, there would be ample space between the screen frame and the lights of glass for the entrance of flies and insects. It is to effectually guard and protect these openings that my invention is especially directed.

For the upper edge of the lower screen, I provide a plate 14 comprising a strip of suitable sheet metal, provided with a series of clips 15 attached thereto by bolts 16, or in any other suitable way. These clips at one edge are curved around at 17 and secured to the screen molding so as to hold the strip 14 at right angles to the screen and to project inwardly. This plate 14 runs the full width of the window screen and carries at its inner edge a strip 18 of somewhat soft flexible sheet metal, curved over to form a smooth contact, as shown at 19 in Fig. 3,.with the light of glass 6. For conveniently securing this flexible contact strip to the closing plate 14, I prefer to form the plate 14 by folding over on itself a sheet metal strip, as shown in section in Fig. 3, and to secure the flexible strip 18 between these sections by the same bolts 16 which secure the plate 14 to the supporting clips 17. At the ends of the plate 14, they are cut away at 20, 20, to fit around the vertical bars of the sash. The flexible strip and plate are also cut away at 21, 21, to fit around the vertical bars 4, 4, of the pivoted sash. It will be evident that when the sash is open and the horizontal bars 5, 5, of the sash turned at an angle, that a larger slot or space 21 will be required than where the pivoted window is closed. In order, therefore, to close the space which must be left to allow for the play of the sash bars, I provide for each of these openings 21 a cover plate 22, which has its edge 23 curved to fit around the curved surface of the horizontal bar of the sash, and which plate 22 is pivoted on the screw stud 24 on the plate 14, while a spring 25 always maintains the cover plate over the opening.

As the pivoted window is swung on its horizontal pivot, the opening between the vertical bars of the frame and the screen plate will always remain closed, the plate 22 moving away as the window is open. The flexible strip 18 will also move to maintain continuously a close contact with the light of glass. In this way, the lower'screen section on the inside willfully protect and close the lower half of the pivoted window.

For the upper section of the window screen, an angle plate 26 is provided to maintain the closure for the upper section. This plate extends the full width of the screen and is secured to the lower edge of the upper section by the clips 27 bolted thereto by the bolts 28. These clips 27 are curved around the molding of the lower edge of the upper screen section in the same way that the plate 14 is secured to the upper edge of the lower screen section.

The lower wing 29 of the angle plate extends downwardly ind bears with its edge against the lights of glass 6, the wing being cut away at 30, 30, 'as shown in Fig. l to fit around the vertical bars 4 of the window sash, and also cut away at the ends at 31, 31, to fit snugly to the sash frame. The angle plate is also closed at the ends at 32, 32. Springs 33, 33 are secured to the angle plate and bear against the guides on the frame, as shown in Fig. 3 to maintain the wing 29 always in close contact with the lights of glass in the vertical bars of the sash. As the sash is swung outwardly in opening the window, in order to prevent possible twisting of the wing 2!). I provide a pair of rollers 34, secured to the edge of the wing, which rollers ride along the edge of the sash and permit the angle plate to move outwardly as the window is open against the tension of the spring 33. \Vhen the window is closed, the wing 25) takes an almost horizontal position as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

For the opening and closing of the pivoted window, I provide a hand lever 35, as shown in Fig. 2, which is pivoted at 36 to the lower rail of the sash. This lever when the sash is closed, is swung in parallel with the frame and rests upon the support 37. The lever 35 is provided with a series of notches 38 which, as the window is opened, are caught upon the side edge of the lower horizontal bar or sill of the frame. This sill plate 39 of the frame is cut away as shown at 40, to allow for the passage of the lever 35. In order to close the opening thus left, I provide a slide plate 41, provided with a slot 42, engaged by a pin 43 on the frame. When the window is closed, the sash blocks up this opening, and when the window is open and the handle 35 used, the handle drops down in the opening so as to allow the slide plate 41 to be moved over on top of the handle,

thus closing the opening.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a screen for windows, the combination with the frame and window sash with horizontal pivotal mounting therefor, of a window screen made in two sections, with supports therefor on the frame, the sections arranged on opposite sides of the sash, and resilient strips attached respectively along the contiguous upper edge of one screen section and the lower edge of the other, with a bearing for the free edges of the strips on opposite sides of the sash, the bearing edges being cut away to embrace the vertical bars of the sash, and spring plates on the flexible strip to maintain a closure with the vertical bars as the sash is open.

2. In a screen for windows, the combination with the frame and window sash with horizontal pivotal mounting therefor, of a window screen in two sections, with supports therefor on the frame, an angle plate with flexible mounting therefor along the edge of one screen section, and a bearing for the free edge of said angle plate upon the sash, said angle plate being adapted to flex as the sash is open to maintain contact with the sash at all times.

3. In a screen for windows, the combination with the frame and window sash with horizontal pivotal mounting therefor, of a window screen in two sections, with supports therefor on the frame, an angle plate with flexible mounting therefor along the edge of one screen section, and a bearing for the free edge of said angle plate upon the sash, said angle plate being adapted to flex as the sash is open, with springs bearing between the angle plate and the sash to maintain the contact of the plate with the sash at all times.

4. In a screen for windows, the combination with the frame and window sash with horizontal pivotal mounting therefor, of a window screen in two sections, with supports therefor on the frame, an angle plate with flexible mounting therefor along the edge of one screen section, and a bearing for the free edge of said angle plate upon the sash, said angle plate being adapted to flex as the sash is open, with roller bearings for the angle plate at its contacting edge to permit the plate to shift with the opening of the sash without buckling.

5. In a pivoted window, a sash pivoted in the frame along its median line, a window frame, a screen member mounted in the frame for the upper portion of the sash, a screen member mounted in the frame for the lower portion thereof, resilient plates on the screens to contact with the window for closing the free edges of the screens from the window, said window frame having a small opening, a lever for adjusting the position of the window positioned in said small opening and means for closing said openin when the window is in open position wit the lever in use, whereby all openings in the window for purposes of screening and operation are provided with closures.

HENRY HIGGIN.

Attest:

HENRY A. F ABER, WALTER A. FABER. 

